Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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